Team Ladybug
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Krobon Station (1998–2016) |
| Founded 📆 | 2016, or 2017 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Japan |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | teamladybug |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Team Ladybug (stylized as team ladybug and Team Ladybug, LLC) is a Japanese video game developer active since 2017. It was founded by the dōjin soft creators that worked on Pharaoh Rebirth, such as ladybug and krobon. Team Ladybug is best known for their work on licensed metroidvania titles Touhou Luna Nights and Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, as well as promotional parody games. Their first original project is the 2022 shoot-em-up Drainus.
All of Team Ladybug's games to date were produced by former DenfamiNicoGamer chief editor and Dwango producer Daichi Saito, and feature music by the member peposoft. Many of them were built using krobon's 2D Mogura Engine, which was also used for his earlier works under the name Krobon Station.
History
Since 1998, a dōjin soft developer under pseudonym krobon has been creating small games to participate in contests or share for free online. He was best known in the early 2000s for his Mogura series of scrolling shooters, but after 2005 decided to put more focus on his 3D modeling career.[1] krobon returned to game development in 2014 with the game Action Mogura, which was submitted to NicoNico Indie Games Fest and won five awards at the event, a first in its history.[2] This work received attention from the Dwango producer Daichi Saito, who offered to serialize krobon's next project, Pharaoh Rebirth, in the online NicoNico Game Magazine.[2][3] The full game saw an enhanced English-localized release on Steam in 2016 as Pharaoh Rebirth+.[4]
After finishing the development on Pharaoh Rebirth, krobon approached Saito for advice, wanting to become a professional who can make a living through game development. Saito suggested creating a team and taking on contract work, which led to krobon forming Team Ladybug with fellow dōjin creators ladybug, who helped with pixel art and story on Pharaoh Rebirth, and peposoft, who made its music and sound effects. While not a part of the team, Saito worked as the producer on every game they would make.[3]
The first job of a newly established team was a Mega Man-styled short game based on KonoSuba light novels, written by Natsume Akatsuki and published by Dwango's parent company Kadokawa. As the game was a bonus with the Blu-Ray/DVD release of the anime, it was not an expensive project, and only around 30 minutes of playtime was expected. The final game, KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Revival of Beldia, contained multiple hours of content instead, and was well-received by players.[3] Similar deals followed from Atlus and Aniplex to create small games based on Megami Tensei and Fate/stay night, respectively.[5][6]
To make cross-platform development easier, krobon's old Mogura Engine made with Clickteam Fusion was replaced with GameMaker Studio 2, which was then modified and named Mogura Engine 2. The first title to credit Mogura Engine 2 was a Touhou Project fangame Touhou Luna Nights. As Saito had known ZUN from his field of work, this became Team Ladybug's biggest collaboration yet, and the first game to be released on Steam.[3] They also started work on a game based on the Record of Lodoss War fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno. Drawing inspiration from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, it also features a polarity mechanic inspired by Treasure's 2001 shooter Ikaruga.[7] Mizuno supervised the project over the course of its development.
Both titles made their debut in early access. In 2018, Saito had founded Vaka with funding from Khara and Dwango, and the company co-published the full release of Touhou Luna Nights with Playism. Saito left Vaka in 2019 to become the CEO of Why so serious?, which co-published the full release of Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth in 2021.[8] Team Ladybug released their first original title Drainus in 2022.
Members
- Current members
- ladybug – game designer, programmer, pixel artist, writer (RoLW:DiWL, Drainus), sound effects, visual effects.
- krobon - programmer, pixel artist, sound effects, visual effects.
- peposoft - music composer, game designer, programmer (SMT:SP, TLN), sound effects (RoLW:DiWL, Drainus).
- buccha - tester, writer (TLN, RoLW:DiWL).
- Samco Saito - tester.
- Non - tester.
- Former members
- minaki - tester. Last credited on Revival of Beldia, and no longer listed on the website.
- Related
- Daichi Saito (斉藤 大地) - game producer, writer (Drainus).
List of games
by Krobon Station
| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Publisher | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return of Egypt | 2002 | Windows | Freeware metroidvania game. First known work (credited as Driven Phantom).[1] | |
| Return of Egypt: Two Stories | 2003 | Windows | Romdia | 100 yen CD-ROM release. Full version of Return of Egypt.[9] |
| Mogura Rebirth | 2004 | Windows | Freeware scrolling shooter.[10] | |
| Mogura Rebirth 2 | 2006 | Windows | Freeware scrolling shooter and sequel to Mogura Rebirth.[11] | |
| Karateka Mania | 2008 | Windows | Freeware Rhythm Heaven fangame. Allows to make beatmaps like its karate minigame. | |
| Super Mogura Tennis | Windows | AMI | Sports game spin-off focused on tennis. Not free.[12] | |
| Action Mogura | 2014 | Windows | Freeware action game. Contest entry for NicoNico Indie Games Fest.[2] | |
| Pharaoh Rebirth | 2015 | Windows | Dwango | Metroidvania. Released in NicoNico Game Magazine.[2] |
| Pharaoh Rebirth + | 2016 | Windows | Degica | Enhanced version of Pharaoh Rebirth for Steam. |
| Mogura Jet HD | Cancelled | iPhone | Unreleased shooter. 70% complete as of 2011. | |
| Mogura Rebirth 3 | Windows | Unreleased shooter. Reworked into Action Mogura. |
by Team Ladybug
| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Publisher | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Revival of Beldia | 2017 | Windows | Kadokawa | Action game based on KonoSuba. Included with the first Blu-Ray/DVD of anime's second season.[13] |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue | Windows | Atlus | Freeware metroidvania. Released to promote Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux.[5] | |
| RUN! RUN! Lancer! | 2018 |
|
Aniplex | Auto-runner starring Lancer. Included with the Blu-Ray of Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower.[6] |
| RUN! RUN! Rider! | Web browser | Japan Racing Association | Auto-runner starring Rider. Collaboration between JRA and Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly.[14] | |
| Touhou Luna Nights | 2019 | Windows |
|
Touhou Project metroidvania fangame. Steam Early Access from August 2018. |
| 2020 | Xbox One | |||
| Nintendo Switch | Phoenixx | |||
| Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth | 2021 | Windows |
|
Metroidvania based on Record of Lodoss War by Ryo Mizuno. Steam Early Access from March 2020. |
| 2022 | Nintendo Switch | |||
| PlayStation 4 | ||||
| PlayStation 5 | ||||
| Xbox One | ||||
| Xbox Series X/S | ||||
| Drainus | Windows |
|
Scrolling shooter. First original intellectual property by Team Ladybug. | |
| 2023 | Nintendo Switch |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Couture, Joel. "Making The Game You Want to Play: A Talk With Pharaoh Rebirth+'s Kurobon". Siliconera. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 ""ニコニコゲームマガジン"から生まれた『Pharaoh Rebirth+』がSteamにて3月18日より配信". Famitsu (in Japanese). March 9, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2022.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Fujinawa, Yusuke (August 17, 2020). "【team ladybug】『Touhou Luna Nights』『ロードス島戦記』のメトロイドヴァニアゲームを手がける職人チームの裏側【インディーゲームインタビュー】". Gamers Zone (in Japanese). Retrieved December 11, 2022.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Davis, Ben (March 13, 2016). "Pharaoh Rebirth+ looks like a hopping good time". Destructoid. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Romano, Sal (October 16, 2017). "Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue side-scroller for PC released as free download". Gematsu. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Loveridge, Lynzee (May 5, 2018). "Fate/stay night's Lancer is the Star of Side-Scrolling, 8-Bit Browser Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ↑ Hong, William (June 5, 2020). "Playism Q&A Part 2: 'Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth' developer Team Ladybug". Con Freaks & Geeks. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Why so serious, Inc. Official website". Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ↑ "ヤフオク! - RETURN of EGYPT 二つの物語 CD-ROM リターン オ..." Yahoo! Japan Auctions (in Japanese). Retrieved December 12, 2022.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Mogura Rebirth for Windows (2004)". MobyGames. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ↑ "モグラリバース2 - 新着ソフトレビュー". vector.co.jp (in Japanese). July 6, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2022.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "AMI アクセス メディア インターナショナル スーパーモグラテニス [ダウンロードソフトウェア Win専用]". Yodobashi Camera (in Japanese). Retrieved December 11, 2022.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ maru (March 2, 2017). "「そうだ アニメ，見よう」第23回は「この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！2」。オリジナルPCゲーム「復活のベルディア」のインプレッションもお届け". 4gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved December 11, 2022.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "JRAと劇場版『Fate/stay night [HF]』II』がコラボ！ ライダーがジョッキーとして競馬場を駆ける8bit横スクロールゲーム＆脱出ゲームが登場". Famitsu (in Japanese). November 22, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2022.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
External links
- Official website Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- peposoft website Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- Krobon Station website (archived 2017.08.27) Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
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